Crystal City (VRE station)

Crystal City
An outbound train leaving Crystal City station in 2017
Location	1503 South Crystal Drive Arlington, Virginia United States
Coordinates	38°51′34″N 77°02′54″W / 38.85944°N 77.04833°W / 38.85944; -77.04833Coordinates: 38°51′34″N 77°02′54″W / 38.85944°N 77.04833°W / 38.85944; -77.04833
Line(s)	Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Washington Metro (at Crystal City station) Arlington Transit: 43, 92 Fairfax Connector: 599 Metrobus: 13Y, 23A, 23B Metroway: North, South PRTC OmniRide
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CCV
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1992
Services
Preceding station   Virginia Railway Express   Following station Alexandria toward Broad Run Manassas Line L'Enfant toward Union Station Alexandria toward Spotsylvania Fredericksburg Line   Out-of-system interchange   Washington Metro Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Transfer at: Crystal City Pentagon City toward Largo Town Center Yellow Line Greenbelt-Franconia-Springfield weekdays rush hours service Rush Plus Transfer at: Crystal City Pentagon City toward Greenbelt Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport toward Huntington Yellow Line Mount Vernon Square-Huntington weekdays rush hours service Transfer at: Crystal City Pentagon City toward Mount Vernon Square Yellow Line Not on weekdays rush hours Transfer at: Crystal City Pentagon City toward Fort Totten Metroway 18th & Crystal toward Braddock Road Potomac Yard Transfer at: 18th & Crystal Pentagon City Terminus

Crystal City station is a commuter rail station in the Crystal City section of Arlington, Virginia, located near the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Ronald Reagan National Airport. It is served by the Fredericksburg Line and Manassas Line of the Virginia Railway Express system. VRE plans to expand the station to accommodate larger trains.

There are 3 tracks and 1 side platform located on the west side of the tracks. Crystal City currently represents an "operational bottleneck" for VRE, and is used by 18% of its riders. The single 400-foot (120 m)-long platform is shorter than current 700-foot (210 m) trains, and also forces all trains onto one track.

VRE plans to expand the station into a full-length center platform serving two tracks, with an overpass or underpass to allow passengers to reach the platform without crossing the tracks at grade. Three location options - at the existing site, or slightly north or south - are being considered. All locations would allow for a future pedestrian bridge or tunnel to Ronald Reagan National Airport to give VRE riders direct airport access.